Northwestern Two-Year Law Degree

Northwestern University now offers incoming students a two-year law degree, the first so-called “elite” faculty of law to do so. Students start in the summer they are admitted and then take the next four semesters, carrying a somewhat heavier course load. It’s not clear whether the hurry-up plan will cost students more. At the moment, students in the snail’s-pace plan pay the astonishing sum of $42,672 per year.

Inside Higher Ed has the story, and details of the program and the law school’s other curriculum reforms are available on the law school website.